Baulkham Hills (SUBURB), NSW Details

History

There is a legend that says it was named by angry bullock drivers because the bullocks would baulk at the steep slope on the run from Parramatta.

Description

A suburb of Sydney it is about 3 km N of Northmead and about 5 km W by S of Beecroft. Boundaries within Parramatta Council shown on map GNB3483-2. Boundaries within the Baulkham Hills Council area shown on map GNB3896

Origin

The name was in offical use about 1801-2 and according to the Hills District Historical Society was bestowed by Andrew McDougall who arrived on the ship Barwell. He settled in the area in 1798 and named it after Baulkham Hills in the county of Roxburgh between Scotland & England. (Sydney suburbs K Anderson 1989).

Baulkham Hills (SUBURB), NSW
title Baulkham Hills (SUBURB)
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state NSW
reference 3288
placename Baulkham Hills
designation SUBURB
geographical name
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lga THE HILLS SHIRE
description A suburb of Sydney it is about 3 km N of Northmead and about 5 km W by S of Beecroft. Boundaries within Parramatta Council shown on map GNB3483-2. Boundaries within the Baulkham Hills Council area shown on map GNB3896
meaning
origin The name was in offical use about 1801-2 and according to the Hills District Historical Society was bestowed by Andrew McDougall who arrived on the ship Barwell. He settled in the area in 1798 and named it after Baulkham Hills in the county of Roxburgh between Scotland & England. (Sydney suburbs K Anderson 1989).
history There is a legend that says it was named by angry bullock drivers because the bullocks would baulk at the steep slope on the run from Parramatta.
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